Europe needs to decide on a ‘Frankenstein’ case, a problem we have entirely created for ourselves: electric ‘pulse’ fishing’. Electric fishing, which is forbidden in most fishing nations in the World, including China, was also banned in...

Each year, more than 124,000 tonnes of fish are discarded in EU fisheries (Catchpole et al., 2017). Discard levels vary throughout EU fisheries, ranging from 1%, to over 60% of the catch. Considered a major problem, particularly in mixed fisheries, discarding...

This document details Our Fish comments on the European Commission’s communication regarding fishing opportunities for 2018. Our Fish believes the European Commission has an important role in upholding both the spirit and the letter of the Common Fisheries Policy law,...

Assessing the Implications of the Landing Obligation on MSC Certified Fisheries in Europe Blyth-Skyrme, R. & L.Borges, A report for Funding Fish, August 2016 The discard ban (or Landing Obligation) aims to reduce discards in European fisheries and ensure all...